South Sudan News

Aggregating news of current South Sudan events.

[Alan Boswell @alanboswell]

Also included: 1st detailed account of Riek Machar’s harrowing march to Congo, where rescued from starvation by UN. #SouthSudan https://t.co/fyvm8ly7CS

[Radio Tamazuj @RadioTamazuj]

Exclusive interview with South Sudan’s General Thomas Cirilo Swaka https://t.co/3O870whS42

[Simona Foltyn @SimonaFoltyn]

I fail to understand why journalists travel across the globe to #SouthSudan and then speak mostly to white people https://t.co/ERw8Zd9YgJ

[Jared Ferrie @jaredferrie]

An important story as 4 famines unfold. South Sudan's is all due to the war. Without that there would be food. https://t.co/NSkBLYOj1E

[Alan Boswell @alanboswell]

One could call it a "diplo-contractor complex" - or simply, STATEBUILDING $$$. But if you want a career, you don't question the narrative

[Alan Boswell @alanboswell]

If you are wondering how foreigners get #SouthSudan so consistently wrong, self-delude: study this gatekeeper phenomenon.

[Alan Boswell @alanboswell]

Prediction: we will continue to see sum-ups that South Sudanese die, simply, bc of badbad leaders. Reality: look in the mirror too.

[Ilya Gridneff @IlyaGridneff]

if u want a definition of 'in the weeds' then here it is.. thankfully and important @RadioTamazuj will.. #SouthSudan
https://t.co/ad1EVHki2E

[Alan Boswell @alanboswell]

Please @BBCAfrica share me Reeves academic credentials on Sudan? He is an English professor and, separately, an anti-Khartoum activist.

[Alan Boswell @alanboswell]

good lord, why are you quoting eric reeves @BBCAfrica ? https://t.co/KMxfGAQTV4 That was pure unsubstantiated mudslinging.

[Alan Boswell @alanboswell]

Friday so surreal. Hilde Johnson admits UN had no worst case scenario of SPLM splitting to civil war. Hrs later, another #worstcasescenario

[Radio Tamazuj @RadioTamazuj]

War in #SouthSudan's capital resumes. Details and updates here: https://t.co/Grm0O1iEFr

[Denis Dumo @DenisDumo]

A bit of calm has return in some parts of Juba. Only Gudele gunfire still heard #heavry.

[Mary Harper @mary_harper]

Machar's military spksmn says they're now "back to war" in #SouthSudan. Says Machar's troops marching on central #Juba from "all directions"

[James Copnall @JamesCopnall]

Another SPLM-IO official (more senior) said he didn't know what was going on, which may be just as revealing (or he may not want to talk).

[James Copnall @JamesCopnall]

SPLM-IO official: b) lots of cat and mouse attacks to make SPLA-IO troops waste ammunition, knowing their weapons/ammo limited 2/2

[James Copnall @JamesCopnall]

One SPLM-IO official told me about fighting this morning: a) target is Simon Gatwech's camp (which is not far from UN) not Riek's house 1/2

[The Kenyan Aviator @kenyanaviator]

Officially, Juba is on fire. The Munuki area has been set ablaze and residents are now running towards the Tomping area

[AnnaCavell @AnnaCavell]

SPLA spokesperson has confirmed that fighting has broken out in Tong Ping close the the UN base.